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. 2001 Jun;47:1205–1207.

Short report: functional mobility assessment at home. Timed up and go test using three different chairs.

J A Eekhof 1, G H De Bock 1, K Schaapveld 1, M P Springer 1
PMCID: PMC2018519  PMID: 11421048

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